MPXV5004DP is a Pressure Sensor belonging to the MPxx5004 series introduced by Freescale Semiconductors. It is a monolithic silicon pressure sensor specially designed for microcontroller units with integrated analog to digital converters. A sensitive, piezoresistive pressure sensor combines a strain gauge to convert pressure to electric resistance. The sensor comes with internal temperature compensation and … Read more
Optocouplers or Optoisolators are mainly used for the electrical isolation between two circuits just using the light. SFH620A is an Optocoupler that has two parts i.e., two GaAs Infrared emitting diodes and a phototransistor, which functions by sensing the infrared light. It offers a high current transfer ratio, low coupling capacitance, and high isolation voltage … Read more
We can see biometric authentication almost everywhere around us, fingerprint scanning being the most frequent one. From our smartphones to door locks to cars, fingerprint scanning is being implemented to provide security, privacy, and ease. A digital key is a perfect replacement for the ordinary keys. Recommended Components The following components are used in this … Read more
In this tutorial, we will learn to use 1N747 Zener Diode with example circuits. It offers a Zener voltage (Vz ) of 3.6V with ±5% tolerance and a speedy reverse recovery time. Zener diodes are used for voltage regulation applications. Recommended Components The following parts are used in this article, along with a generic electronics … Read more
A diode is a basic PN junction semiconductor device well-known in the microelectronics world. Because it is constructed with P and N-type materials. It acts as a one-way switch that allows the current to flow in one direction and halts in the other direction. 1N4007 belongs to the silicon family of1N400X series. It is a … Read more
In this tutorial, we will interface DS3231 RTC Real Time Clock module with Arduino which is used to get current time. We will display RTC values on an OLED. We will build a Real Time Clock (RTC) with the help of DS3231 module, Arduino and OLED display. A real time clock is basically a digital … Read more
N76E003AT20 is a microcontroller unit from the N76E003 family introduced by Nuvoton. It is an 8-bit, low-power MCU based on 8051 architecture. Moreover, it has a total number of 20 pins, out of which 18 are GPIO pins, memory, and other peripherals. N76E003AT20 is a high-speed controller with 16 MHz of a powerful oscillator, I2C … Read more
This topic will explore the pin configuration, interfacing with microcontroller/Arduino, features, and applications of AD8232 ECG module. The module AD8232 uses AD8232 analog IC. AD8232 IC is the main component of this ECG module. This chip performs three functions on small bi-potential signals in noisy conditions, such as extraction, amplification, and filtration. The final filtered … Read more
CCPM Servo Tester is a small compact module for monitoring the performance of servo motors such as consistency, direction, and ESC(Electrical Speed Controller). CCPM Servo Consistency Master/Servo Tester is a low-power, cost-effective device which can examine three servo motors at a time. The tester requires a maximum of 6 volts for normal functioning. It also … Read more
TEENSY Development Boards are quite famous for small projects, either for a hobbyist or designing small robots or entertainment stages. One of such boards is a TEENSY 3.2 Development Board made by PJRC. It is a bread-board compatible, USB development board of K20 Sub-Family with a 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4 microcontroller unit to implement different prototypes … Read more